diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
index 36052b98b3fcb20c8955a575c66d38fb8e6fc2ad..58756617644f2a544347d092b1757161d01a9139 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static int xemaclite_send(struct sk_buff *orig_skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	skb_tx_timestamp(new_skb);
 
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
-	dev_kfree_skb(new_skb);
+	dev_consume_skb_any(new_skb);
 
 	return 0;
 }